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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 1978
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter M Kruse, Wilmington, DE (US);
Leon W Wright, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
ICI Americas Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ; B01J / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252415 ; 127 37 ; 252413 ; 2606 / ;
Abstract
Regeneration of supported ruthenium catalysts. A supported ruthenium catalyst which has been used for conversion of carbohydrates to polyhydric alcohols is regenerated by contacting the catalyst with an aqueous solution of a mineral acid, such as sulfuric, hydrochloric, or phosphoric acid. Dilute acids, e.g., 0.01 N to 0.5 N, are preferred.